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Plantation Field Eventing doomed because of USEA's ridiculous political correctness gone overboard

UNIONVILLE, Pa.--Following the lead of Eventing Nation, U.S. Eventing Association has condemned the name Plantation Field as a racial slur, taking political correctness to a new and ridiculous high.

The property along Route 82 in Unionville has been in the ownership of the Plunkett Stewart, Hannum and Walker families for generations, and about 80 years ago, a Boy Scout troop approached the Stewart family, saying it would like to do something to earn a merit badge, and asking if it could plant trees on the property.

Trees were planted in the field and the name Plantation Field was born.

Although not technically disallowing Plantation Field to hold events, refusing to use the name, choosing instead to call it P Field, makes it sound like using the N word, thus forever tying the Stewart, Hannum and Walker families to slavery.

To protect his families' names, Plantation Field owner Cuyler Walker has terminated eventing's lease on the property.

SO NOW, because of a couple of voices on the blog Eventing Nation, USEA and the USEF have caved in to over-the-top political correctness.

What's next?

Will the name cotton swabs will have to be changed because blacks picked cotton?

Major eventing and driving events are held at Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Plantation.

Will the Webers have to change the name of their property to appease Eventing Nation's political correctness gone overboard?

Beginning in June, Eventing Nation sent a series of letters and emails basically demanding Plantation Filed change its name, never opening a discussion or finding out the background of the name.

Reportedly, originally USEA's board approved the name Plantation Filed but recently caved to Eventing Nation, refusing to use the name in reporting its events.

Feeling that the racial slur that USEA attached to the name is inescapable in the future and unwilling to change a name that has been a proud part of the family for generations, the lease for Eventing was terminated by Cuyler Walker on Monday, Sept. 14.

The Plantation Field International Event, Sept. 17-20, will be the final eventing competition to be held on the property, a very sad event for eventers of every level, as Plantation Field has hosted events of every levels for years.

If all riders got together and had their sponsors to stop advertising on Eventing Nation, perhaps a discussion to allow the name Platation Field could be initiated, thus allowing one of sport's largest supporters to continue.

Olympic medalists Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin are both on the board of directors of Plantation Field.

"It's horrible," said Martin. "So many in the community have gotten behind this event. Plantation Field has donated so much to worthy causes."

One of Plantation Field's beneficiaries is Work to Ride, an inner city group that promotes riding for blacks.

"This is a setback for sports in this region." said Martin. "I hope there is some way to keep this great event going. It would be one thing if the Klu Klux Klan had been there, or slaves had worked this property. But Plantation Field had nothing to do with that. Instead, the name comes from a noble, special reward to a boy scout group."

"We're all devastated," said Dutton. "Cuyler donated the land to Plantation Field eventing. He didn't sign on for this."

"All of this could have been handled differently," said Dutton. "People should have sat down together to discuss it instead of just sending letters and emails." (read more)

This insanity was instigated by Cultural Marxists at an equestrian website catering to this lily-white sport:

Dear Readers,

2020 has brought about a reckoning in many ways, between a global pandemic and catastrophic weather patterns; there has also been a collective realization of how little we have done as a society to combat systemic racism. The world as we know it has changed, and we’re all struggling to adapt and evolve. Here at EN, our team’s education has been and continues to be ongoing. Our learning curve when it comes to fighting racism has been steep, and we’ve had our own missteps in efforts to grow and change. But we feel strongly that we should use our platform to help address issues that are facing our sport. We have been encouraged to see USEA and USEF prioritizing diversity and inclusion efforts as well.

To that end, one thing that we have become aware of is the troubling associations inherent in the name Plantation Field. Specifically, the word “plantation.”

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